The Disposition Matrix

By: mstarr67

The Disposition Matrix is a database that United States officials describe as a "next-generation capture/kill list".[1] Developed by the Obama Administration beginning in 2010, the "Disposition Matrix" goes beyond existing kill lists, and creates a blueprint for tracking, capturing, rendering or killing terrorism suspects. It is intended to become a permanent fixture of American policy.[1] The process determining criteria for killing is not public, but has been heavily shaped by presidential counterterrorism adviser John Brennan.[2] Continue

The Delphi Method

By: mstarr67

The Delphi method (pron.: /ˈdɛlfaɪ/ DEL-fy) is a structured communication technique, originally developed as a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on a panel of experts.[1] In the standard version, the experts answer questionnaires in two or more rounds. After each round, a facilitator provides an anonymous summary of the experts’ forecasts from the previous round as well as the reasons they provided for their judgments. Thus, experts are encouraged to revise their earlier answers in light of the replies of other members of their panel. It is believed that during this process the range of the answers will decrease and the group will converge towards the "correct" answer. Finally, the process is stopped after a pre-defined stop criterion (e.g. number of rounds, achievement of consensus, stability of results) and the mean or median scores of the final rounds determine the ...

North Korea uses live artillery in drills near border

By: mstarr67

North Korea has carried out a drill using live artillery near its disputed border with the South, according to official media. The exercise was personally supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, who has issued a series of inflammatory threats against South Korea and the U.S. in recent days. The drill is the latest sign of worryingly high tensions between the neighbours after North Korea cancelled the ceasefire signed at the end of the Korean War. Continue

Ohio to consider charges against others in rape

By: mstarr67

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says he'll convene a grand jury to investigate whether other people should be charged in a rape of a teenage girl beyond two boys who were found guilty. Steubenville High School students Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond were sentenced Sunday to at least a year in juvenile jail. The case roiled the community amid allegations that more students should have been charged and led to questions about the influence of the football team, a source of local pride. Activist groups have questioned why people who knew about the rape weren't charged under state law requiring people to report crimes. Attorney General Mike DeWine said Sunday "this community desperately needs to have this behind them but this community also desperately needs to know justice was done and that no stone was left unturned." Continue

You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist

By: The Boss

August 10, 2012 By Jim Harper It got a lot of attention this morning when I tweeted, “You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist.” It’s been quickly retweeted dozens of times, indicating that the idea is interesting to many people. So let’s discuss it in more than 140 characters. In case it needs saying: Police officers are unlike terrorists in almost all respects. Crucially, the goal of the former, in their vastest majority, is to have a stable, peaceful, safe, law-abiding society, which is a goal we all share. The goal of the latter is … well, it’s complicated. I’ve cited my favorite expert on that, Audrey Kurth Cronin, here and here and here. Needless to say, the goal of terrorists is not that peaceful, safe, stable society. I picked up the statistic from a ...

Ron White on “Paying for the War” Rated R

By: The Boss

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Glenn Beck talks to Penn Jillette – Interesting!

By: The Boss

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The Prepper Movie

By: The Boss

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